Hot News in The Ice Cold World of the National Hockey League (NHL) as the San Jose Sharks Make Historic General Manager Hire in Mike Grier, the First Black General Manager in the NHL League. July 5, 2022 Introduced at the press event by Jonathan Becher, the SJ Sharks team’s President, Grier was officially hired …
Island City Waterways at Alameda Point May 21 & 22, 2022 With four free performances each day of the fabulous shows at the Alameda Point which served as an airport for the Pan Am China Clippers in the 1920s, became a naval air station that staged four wars, and is now being repurposed for the future. …
Kiwanis Pet Parade Exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum May 12th through July 10th, 2022 Happy Birthday Beloved Pets! It’s the 75th anniversary of the Kiwanis Pet Parade in Los Altos, and in honor of this auspicious occasion the Los Altos History Museum is celebrating this memorable historic event with an exhibit of photos and stories of …
Symphony San Jose Presents Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto Conducted by Maestro Tatsuya Shimono with Soloist Jon Nakamatsu May 7th at 8:00pm; May 8th at 2:30pm Music aficionados rejoice as Symphony San Jose welcomes back virtuoso pianist Jon Nakamatsu, and Maestro Tatsuya Shimono as the music will fill the architecturally stunning California Theater in their performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5. Often considered the “most important piano concerto ever written” the Emperor was …
By Lina Broydo Boyz II Men Join the San Francisco Symphony April 1 & 2, 2022 at Tickets are on sale now at sfsymphony.org Grammy Award-winning iconic group Boyz II Men are on their way to San Francisco to join the fabulous San Francisco Symphony for two performances I wish I could attend both. Known for their romantic songs, …
By Lina Broydo Soloist Jon Nakamatsu and Peninsula Symphony Pay Tribute To Tchaikovsky and Van Cliburn February 25 & 26 at 8 p.m. This memorable concert by Russian composers is not to be missed as Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) and brilliant pianist Van Cliburn, who actually died on February 27 at the age of 78 (1934-2013) and …
By Lina Broydo Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov Collaborate on Staging of Joyous “Don Quixote” February 26 through March 6 With so much drama in real life, the San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and Choreographer-in-Residence Yuri Possokhov bring us a bit of humor and uplifting spirit as Don Quixote marks the first of two evening-length story ballets …
By Lina Broydo “Wine, Roses and Romance” – A Valentine’s Day Celebration At the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa The pinnacle of California’s spoiling luxury is only an hour drive from San Francisco and the magnificent Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn is the perfect dreamy setting by offering posh accommodations and plush amenities, including privileged access to …
By Lina Broydo The Dynamic Duo of Michael Tilson Thomas and Yuja Wang perform at Davies Symphony Hall January 27, 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m. She is back!!! The stunningly beautiful and brilliant virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang whose fast-moving fingers on the Steinway ivories could get a speeding ticket issued by the SFPD is joining …
By Lina Broydo Dust off your eager to vroom and zoom the red Beemer or your anxious to travel silver Tesla, and head to Calistoga awaiting for you in the heart of California’s world famous wine country. You deserve it and you need it after hibernating for almost two years and being surrounded by four …